Vacaville Fire Department: Short on staff, long on commitment

Vacaville Fire Department: Short on staff, long on commitment

When wildfires swept through Southern California in January, leaving destruction in their wake, Vacaville Fire Chief Kris Concepcion felt a deep sense of frustration — not only at the devastation, but also at his department’s inability to help. Staffing shortages meant Vacaville couldn’t send crews to assist “I’ll put it this way, it sucks not being able to send anybody down there,” he told the City Council at the time. “As you know I grew up in…